Tag: Selenium WebDriver

As soon as you write Selenium Automation in your resume, interviewer is bound to give you a sheet of paper & ask write a Java program. Though Selenium doesn’t require extensive Java knowledge but still there is a set of basic Java programs that you should be able to write on-the-spot. Continuing on our Java interview series for Selenium Automation, this article covers five of the common Java Sort programs frequently asked in the basic technical interview. The questions are easy, but don’t forget to mark these java programs in your to do list before attending any entry-level technical interview for Selenium automation testing.

Different tools serve different purposes, the selection of tool should be done on the basis of your project requirements and application under test. Whatever tool you pick, it should empower you in achieving your automation testing goals.

Writing automated tests is more than just a luxury for any agile software development team. It is a need, and is an essential tool to find bugs quickly during early phases of software development cycles. Although writing automated tests may seem like an easy task for engineers, there is still the possibility of ending up with poorly implemented tests, and the high cost of code maintenance in any agile process. ROI, Maintenance & Reusability is on the high priority in every Feasibility study of Automation. In this article, we will take a look at one such maintenance problem and how to overcome it using the much-famous Page Object Model. Nowadays, the page object model is a new Test automation buzz word  being asked during Testing Job interviews as well.

In continuation to our previous article introducing ‘Maven Build Tool’, this article describes some of the most common terms encountered while using Maven. These terms, that have an explicit meaning for Maven, can sometimes be confusing for newcomers. As an Automation QA, you should at least be aware of the below 20+ Maven terminologies – commonly asked in a technical interview as well.

Maven. You must have heard or read about this tool in your automation journey. Moving from a beginner to an automation expert requires knowledge of Selenium Tools Galaxy – Webdriver, Log4j, Extent Reports, Apache POI, TestNG, Maven, Jenkins and Cucumber. These tools serve different purpose in the automation galaxy and are a must-know if you really want to excel in your career as a Test Architect. This article is to introduce the ‘Maven’ tool, which is a Yiddish word meaning “accumulator of knowledge”. But what is being accumulated here? The Selenium Automation project’s build components. Let’s kick-off with our Maven understanding…

Selenium Drag and Drop is one of the common scenarios in Automation testing. Let’s say we have a web application where we need to drag an item from one location to another location. These kinds of complex actions are not available in basic element properties. Thankfully Selenium WebDriver has Advanced User Interactions API (Actions class) to perform this kind of advanced user interactions for rich applications.

Interview is the most important part of the employment process. It can make or break an opportunity. When it comes to Software Testing, almost all organizations are now looking for Automation engineers, SDETs, Selenium experts, Automation architects and what not. Since Manual testers are finding it tough to land a high-paying job switch, many have started learning the basics of Selenium automation (Yeah! Selenium is one of the most popular automation tool now-a-days). But interviewers demand practical experience. And interview questions reflect that view – starting from basic theoretical knowledge, slowly the interview will move towards – Explain Test Automation framework for your current project.

There are lot of people who have Manual testing experience. When there is a walk-in interview you could see thousands of people with more experience than you have. So you have to differentiate yourself from others by adding extra skills to your resume. In a world where the consumer expects fast-paced delivery, and solutions must support a myriad of devices and platforms, manual testing simply doesn’t enable the delivery pace that the market expects. The rise of automated testing in response to this has been rapid. Are you attempting a switch from Manual Testing to Test Automation? This transition won’t come overnight. It takes months/years to lay the groundwork.

Tables are one of the primary design tools for HTML documents. Tables allow for greater control over page layout, allowing creation of more visually interesting pages. Table has rows and columns to store the data. I guess 50% IT industry will come to a halt if Microsoft Excel stops working 😉 that’s the importance of tables in organizing data. Search results on many websites are often displayed in the form of table. E.g. try searching for a flight between X and Y on a travel website, what you get is a table of results. There are times when we need to access elements (usually texts) that are within HTML tables. In this article let’s see how to read data from a Web Table using Selenium.

“How comfortable are you designing an Automation Framework from scratch?” – The very first interview question for a QA/Testing job opportunity now-a-days. What should I say? I am really good at Functional Testing? Nah! There is no space for manual testers. You HAVE TO start learning Automation. And it’s not just about Automation scripting, interviews are more driven towards programming & building an automation framework. So here I am penning down my answers to all those automation interviews in a series of Automation Framework focused blogs. It’s high time, really!

Recently our article “Manual Testing Is NOT Dead, But Manual Testers Are!” got major traction on social channels and triggered a debate in the Testing community. Some say “I have been doing Manual Testing since a decade now, and I am alive” while others approve of the title. Whatever be the debate (or discussion), Manual testers are finding it really tough to cut through the current jobs market. Want a proof? Try an experiment by analyzing the humongous response to a job opportunity posted for Manual Testers with 3-8 years of experience. How to move forward in Software Testing career?

Selenium WebDriver makes direct calls to the browser using each browser’s native support for automation. It support multiple browsers, operating systems and programming languages. What’s more? It’s FREE, ‘Open Source’ as we call it! Why do you think it’s so popular? 😉 Though Selenium Webdriver is at the epicenter of automated software testing, it is supported by different tools to make Automation Testing easy, effective & efficient – The Automation Galaxy of Selenium Webdriver tools!

Though Selenium doesn’t require extensive Java knowledge but still there is a set of basic Java programs that you should be able to write on-the-spot. Continuing on our Java interview series for Selenium Automation, this article covers five of the common Java programs frequently asked in the basic technical interview. The questions are easy, but don’t forget to mark these java-program in your to do list before attending any entry-level technical interview for Selenium automation testing.

There is no such statement as ‘I am now prepared for the interview‘. When facing a Testing interview no matter how many interview questions and answers you have gone through – there is always more to read Continuing on our Interview questions series, let’s see some more interesting FAQs related to Domain, Software requirements, Agile Kanban, Career in Testing, SMAC Testing, Automation and Selenium Webdriver.

Are you a Manual Tester? A Test Lead? Good in people’s management? Or Planning? Whatever! You still need to know the basics of programming and automation tool. You need not be a framework-developer, but every organization now wants a Software Tester who knows both functional test + automation scripting!

The Defect Severity (Technical) - In simple words, how severe is the defect for the application’s quality? Say you click on the ‘Help’ link and the application crashes. Whoaa! Bing-Bang Craaaashh..! Quite a severe defect, right?

The Defect Priority (Business) - In simple words, what is the precedence, importance or urgency to fix a defect? Say you click on the ‘Help’ link and the application crashes. Whoaa! Bing-Bang Craaaashh..! Quite a severe defect, right? But how many of us really click the ‘Help’ link? Business usage statistics show less than 2%. Now what do you think should be the urgency to fix a defect that impacts just the 2% of the end-users? Yeah! Not ‘High’ obviously. There would be other urgent defects to fix prior to this. Defect Priority defines the order in which defects should be fixed, i.e. its impact to the end-users, the business perspective.

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